Issue | #620 |
Published | October 4, 1988 |
Cover Price | 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Mike Gold (series); Brian Augustyn (associate) |
Notes | Contains 6 stories. Substantial indexing information on this issue provided by Donald Dale Milne. |
Characters | second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo] |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Mary Wilshire (signed) |
Inks | Mary Wilshire (signed) |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (cover) |
Notes | Cover artist listed in Action Comics Weekly 619. |
Characters | Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Arisia; Castle [Dr. Castle] (first name given as both Roger and Max); Siphon; Runaround Sue; Lillian Hawkes; Stasis; Incinderella; Veronica Hawkes; Lt. Burt Rensaleer |
Synopsis | Hal Jordan defeats the Freak Show but the leader is free, and Arisia leaves him. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Peter David; Richard Howell (co-plotter) |
Pencils | Richard Howell |
Inks | Arne Starr |
Colors | Anthony Tollin |
Letters | Albert DeGuzman |
Editing | Dennis O'Neil (story); Dan Raspler (assistant) |
Notes | Concluded from Action Comics Weekly 619. There is a large gap in time between this story and the next Green Lantern story in the next issue: his involvement in Invasion could fit here. |
Characters | Wild Dog [Jack Wheeler]; Susan King; Wild Pup [Daniel Crown]; Lt. Andy Flint; unamed male mass murderer |
Synopsis | Wild Dog kills a mass murder and Wild Pup tails him to his garage. |
Genre | Adventure |
Script | Max Collins |
Pencils | Dick Rockwell; Terry Beatty (layouts) |
Inks | John Nyberg |
Colors | Carl Gafford |
Letters | Tim Harkins |
Editing | Brian Augustyn (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 619, continued in Action Comics Weekly 621. |
Characters | second Secret Six [Tony Mantegna; Mitch Hoberman; Vic Sommers; Luke McKendrick; Ladonna Jameal; Dr. Maria Verdugo]; Billy Abrahams; Shelley; Mr. Peterson; Steve Traeger; Dr. Ainsley; Gus Markesson; Mr. Drake; Walter Fenady |
Synopsis | The Secret Six begin to track Mockingbird while "The Agency" tracks the Secret Six. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Martin Pasko |
Pencils | Frank Springer |
Inks | Frank McLaughlin |
Colors | Carl Gafford |
Letters | Albert DeGuzman |
Editing | Robert Greenberger (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 619, continued in Action Comics Weekly 621. |
Characters | Superman [Kal-El aka. Clark Kent]; Bob Galt; Skud; Zippo |
Synopsis | Bob Galt is accosted by muggers. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Roger Stern |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Murphy Anderson |
Colors | Tom Ziuko |
Letters | Bill Oakley |
Editing | Mike Carlin (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 619, continued in Action Comics Weekly 621. From now on Superman appears on the magazine's center spread. |
Characters | Deadman [Boston Brand]; Wellman Legros; zombies; Madame Waxahachie (first name given as both Molly and Mabel); Clara; Luke Estes; Letrita Brogden; Lisa Brogden; Willie McTell; spirit of Stella Peckshaw; spirit of Delia Peckshaw |
Synopsis | Deadman and Madame Waxahachie try to disrupt Wellman Legros plot and free the Brogden twins, but the twins are inhabited by sprits. |
Genre | Occult |
Script | Mike Baron |
Pencils | Kelley Jones |
Inks | Tony DeZuniga |
Colors | Daniel Vozzo |
Letters | Albert DeGuzman |
Editing | Barbara Kesel [Barbara Randall] (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 619, continued in Action Comics Weekly 621. |
Script | Mike Gold |
Pencils | Joe Orlando |
Inks | Joe Orlando |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Letters from John Britt, Jacob Gilbert, J.R. Gipson, Chris Romano and Scott Gibson with an accompanying illustration of the next issue's cover. |
Characters | Blackhawk [Janos Prohaska]; Marcia Rossiter [aka. Alice Richardson]; Steve Claiborne [aka. Leslie Richardson]; Mr. Soekardja |
Synopsis | Blackhawk frees Marcia Rossiter [aka. Alice Richardson] and learns about the missing plane. |
Genre | Adventure; War |
Script | Martin Pasko |
Pencils | Rick Burchett |
Inks | Rick Burchett |
Colors | Tom Ziuko |
Letters | Steve Haynie |
Editing | Mike Gold (story) |
Notes | Continued from Action Comics Weekly 619, continued in Action Comics Weekly 621. |